Aug
11
Kings Of Leon deny Caleb Followill firing
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Despite the upset of the aborted concert in Dallas, Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill has dismissed reports claiming his brother, Caleb Followill was fired from the band.
The hugely successful group were forced to scrap their US tour last month after Caleb complained of problems on-stage in Dallas. He was later ordered by doctors to rest his voice for a month but the sudden cancellation sparked rumors of a split with his band-mates.
Unconfirmed reports in a minor tabloid claimed Kings’ other members had “started to resent Caleb’s antics as he was late to rehearsals, neglectful of band meetings and displaying diva traits” and this had apparently caused his removal.
But Nathan has dismissed the news, showing sharp humor on his Twitter account;
“Breaking News: Kings Of Leon has kicked Caleb out and Jared and Matt will be taking over lead vocals. Where do people come up with this s**t? Hilarious!”
While such reports may be false the tour’s cancellation caused the band a lot of pain and bad press. After Caleb was deemed too ill to tour by his doctors the sudden end of the tour is also set to cost their insurers around $15 million.